Former CIA director Petraeus hid papers in attic insulation
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Former CIA Director David Petraeus hid materials in insulation in his attic as the FBI pursued its case about his mishandling of classified information, the bureaus director, James Comey, said Thursday.
Comey made the disclosure to argue the point that the prosecution of Petraeus, who knew he had top secret information and lied to the FBI about it, differed from the investigation into Hillary Clintons handling of classified information.
Comey did not recommend charges against Clinton, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, over her personal email server while she was secretary of State. He said his team found no evidence that she lied under oath or broke the law by discussing classified information in an unclassified setting.
In contrast, Petraeus pleaded guilty last year to knowingly sharing binders of classified information with his biographer, a woman with whom he was having a sexual relationship. The Justice Department made clear that the retired Army general knew the material was top secret when he divulged it and had lied to the FBI about it.
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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/07/07/former_cia_director_petraeus_hid_papers_in_attic_insulation/
rateyes
(17,438 posts)Said they found it in his desk.
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,343 posts)All kinds of junk stored in the drawers.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)CincyDem
(6,363 posts)I didn't hear the initial Q&A that created the "found in the attic" story. I did hear him interrupt the flow of questioning to say "My staff has provided me with additional information on an earlier question and I have to correct my answer. Documents found in General Petraeus' home were found in his office desk, not in the attic as I indicated earlier".
Not sure how much time elapsed between his initial answer and his clarification but Salon might have published in that intervening period.
YOHABLO
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(30,151 posts)jiminvegas
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(30,151 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)hm.